The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-27


done than of what has been
done. 1t would be shame on the management
If it should not feel the responsibility and the in
splration Of such moment, and rise TO the oc-
casion with great plans and large endeavors.
trust that my enforced silence may provoke
more eloquent lips to the utterance which the
''''' '~i'''' o. A0O'' W. ~ L. W. BACON.
After the benediction by Rev. Mr.. Webb
the meeting adjourned.
The remainder of the day passed away
very quietly and pleasantly, and 1t was not
until the last train left Bethesda station that
the 18th anniversary came to close
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The President submitted his report as fol-
lows:
To the Members Of the Union Society;
You will perceive from the several reports
herewith submitted that the society has had
prosperous year. A larger number of boys have
been cared for at Bethesda during that period
than ever before, and the financial affairs of the
| society are in better condition than they have
been since the building Of the present Orphan
| House
THE BOYS.
Eighty-four boys have been on the roll during
| the year, forty of whom were admitted during
that tiue Fourteen have left for various causes,
and seventy are now in the institution. The
| average cost Of caring for each boy, including
| the expense of the farm and salaries of EN-
| ployes, has been about $4,000 This amount
| does not include schooling, which is now pro
vided by the Board of Education. The health of
| the orphans has been, with few exceptions, ex-
| cellent, and their behavior good. | have not
had single case of misbehavor reported to
| me during the year. The committee which ex-
amined the school report that the boys show
marked Improvement in their studies, as COM
pared with previous years
THE FARM AND BUILDINGS.
The farming operations have not been very
satisfactory. The freeze in January reduced
the oat crop one-half, and that in March de-
gfr all al, ha
peas The farm has been replauted, however,
and, with favorable weather. it is expected that
! there will be an abundance of vegetables.
The inside and outside wood work of the main
building has needed repanting for several years,
but owing 10 our financial condition the money
could not be spared for that purpose until re-
Gently, when, having an opportunity to have
| this work done at a very reasonable outlay, l
availed myself of it. | also have had four rooms
i'll the building ceiled and plaStered. AS soon as
our means will permit hope the Orphan House
will be completed and finished throughout &C
cording to the original plan.
The school house has been enlarged and re-
shingled, and the laborers quarters reboarded.
me OLD clnlng-room and Kitchen have been put
in good order and are now used as laundry and
Mushroom. The total outlay for the improve
ments above referred to WAS S6l5.
The old wooden building. formerly used as a
dormitory and which threatened to tumble
down, has been removed. A portion of the
fencing is in bad order, and VIII have to be re-
placed during the coming year.
THE SOtlLIf = PROPERTY.
The Whitaker street property, excepting the
| old Masonic Hall and lhe store recently occupied
by Mr. Meyer is still under rental though no
new leases have been entered into, it is ex-
pecteu that the western portion of the lot will
soon be improved.
The South Broad street property is still under
rent to II good tenant.
The Telfair property is also rented to good
tenants. A part of the building was damaged
by fire recently but that has entailed no loss on
the society as the tenant stlll occupies It and it
was fully insured. 1t is now being repaired
The Springfield lots, with the exception of
those rented to the late Gen. Finnegan and Dir.
Hanlon, are bringing in regular income. By
order of the Board OF Managers the matter Of
Gen. Finnegan's Indebtedness, which now
| amounts TO Sl,51S III, was placed in the hands Of
our attorneys, nut Eothing further has yet been
done looking to recovering possession of the
property.
The Tipperaly place and the Iowa lands are
still on oar hands, and are an annual charge
against the treasury. with small prospects of
the society ever getting back the amount paid
in taxes on them. was authorized to dispose
Of both these trusts, but have not been able to
find purchasers.
SALE OF TEE PAVILION HOTEL.
At a meeting Of the Board of Managers, on
July ,, Mr.. J: a. Wood, OF New York. who was
present by invitation, made a proposition to
furnish plans for a hotel to occupy the Pavilion
Hotel lots, not to cost over $4,000, and lease
| the same for q term of years for $1,000 The
offer Yves accepted and on Oct. 3 Nj. Wood pre-
sented mis- plans, Bids were called for and
number OF well known contractors submitted
estimates for erecting the building, but these
estimates We're 50 nauch in excess Of the amount
called ior by Mr. Woods plans, and so far be-
You'd the financial resources of the society, that
they wereal rejected. The failure of this plan
to improve the socetys property, and ct the
same time provide savannah with a much-to-be-
desired hotel was deeply regretted by the board.
more especially so because the architect who
had given so much time and thought to the
matter had done SO without charge to the socie
V the a
bis efforts to have the building erected within
certain figures. The bids for building the Motel
were as follows.
VIM. Russell New York ........... S1S39N
J. b. Allen, & Co., Chicago .............. l39,6S5
W. a. Rowe and others Savannah ...... 49,, 900
p. j. Fallon Savannah. .-............... $4,000
To the above figures should be added SOS, 900
to $4,000 for work not specified in the archi
tect's specifications
The failure of the scheme for building a hotel
caused the society to reopen the question of
disposinS Of the property and in December it
was offered to the trustees of the Chatham
Academy for $4,000. The trustees accented the
offer, agreeing TO pay the price in cash, in
securities held by them at market prices. On
Feb. the following resolution relating to
the matter was passed:
Be IL reSotcad, by the President, Vice President
and Managers of the Union Society OF Savan-
nah, being majority of the Board of Managers
of said society, That it will be greatlyto the ad
vantage of said society and promotive of the
purposes thereof to sell and dispose of all of
their l1gnt, TUE ana Interest IN ana TO the lots
and property of said society known in the plan
of the city Of Savannah as lots Nos. 6, Z. 20 and
81 Bepwn ward. and the portion of the lane
adjacent thereto, with the buildings and
improvements thereon commonly desg-
mated as the Pavilion Hotel property, and
TO apply and invest the proceeds of sucn sale as
a part Of the permanent fund of said Union So
ciety for the purposes Of education for which it
was founded and Incorporated, and that the
same be sold to the trustees OF the Chatham
Academy, in the city of Savannah, for educa-
tional purposes, at and for the sum OF $4,000
and that the President, Vice President and Sec
rotary of said Union Society he, and they are
hereby fully authorized aud empowered to exc
cute in the name of said society and deliver to
the purchasers a deed to said premises, and affix
thereto the corporate seal of the society"
THE KELLY LEGACY.
The government having Advertised for pro-
posals FOR sites for public building, the Board
Of Managers. on Aug. ~ authorized the Com
mittee on Town Properly 70 offer the properly
on Whitaker street for the
sum of $1,000 The offer was
afterward reduced to S31. 900. II was the desire
Of very large number of citizens that this site
should be selected, as IL was nearer the centre
OF business than any other proposed, but the
government officials thought otherwise. and
though we have no official Information on the
subject, IL Is understood the offer was rejected
II is probably az well that the property was not
sold, as the society is now in position 10 i'm
prove IL, and in that way make II produce
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